Amman vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amman Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$392
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
40
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
4.01M
903K

The cost of living in Amman is 2% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5560th and 5399th ($1013 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2560th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amman vs Dammam

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Dammam are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$7883

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529